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Originally Posted by cherokee
well my hubby has asked me to ask who remembers the first supermarket in accy and what was it called .... ????
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I remember it well......it was Maypoles...and it was my first job.....the old Maypoles was next to Bridges hardware shop opposite the market hall and they opened their new supermarket on the corner of Broadway and Union street.I was 15 at the time and remember feeling very proud to be put in charge of all the refrigerator ordering and restocking.It was a new experience for customers.I remember they employed an old guy at the door with a gruff voice yelling out........"HERE....TAKE A BASKET".....a lot of people backed outta da shop because they thought he was selling them...lol.....people were not used to having to line up at a checkout either...but in those days Maypole had packers on the checkouts to help out........Seems so long ago now.....and it was ......1961
Tal